2019 Spring Internship Program!

November 7, 2018

The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC) is a non-profit organization that supports Oklahoma’s visual arts and artists and their power to enrich communities. For 30 years OVAC has helped artists throughout the state realize their potential through education, exposure, and funding. OVAC promotes public interest in the arts and helps people of all ages understand the visual arts.

OVAC seeks interns to contribute to the organization in the following capacities:

Assist the OVAC team with projects concerning programming, development, and sponsorship

Communicate with artists and members, assist with event planning, and implementation

In addition to hands-on experience, the internship includes structured curriculum that requires light reading and thoughtful responses in a workbook each week. This study will include focused work in the areas of arts administration, event coordination, writing and research, website and database management, fundraising and development, and marketing and public relations. Specific areas of interest may be expressed in cover letter at time of application.

Experience:

Successful interns should have an interest and willingness to learn about the structure of a non-profit arts organization. They should have an interest in the visual arts with some knowledge of the local art scene and a desire to learn more about the arts community in Oklahoma. They should have strong interpersonal skills and creative problem-solving skills, as well as excellent writing and oral communication skills, including the ability to understand and translate information for intended audiences with clarity. It is helpful to have background experience with Microsoft Word and Excel. Experience in Microsoft Access, and Photoshop, as well as knowledge of handling art is valued, but not required.

Time Commitment: Flexible, minimum of 12 hours per week – at least 10 hours required in office (remaining hours can be remote). Plus, some events on weekday evenings or weekends.

Benefits:

Offering college credit if agreed upon by your educational institution (if applicable) OR $1200 stipend for the semester.

In return for their hard work and enthusiasm, OVAC will commit to ensuring the professional and educational benefit of each intern by:

Including interns in meetings and providing them the opportunity to attend workshops of interest

Hands-on publishing experience with some aspects of the magazine including story ideas, writing, editing, and distribution